On Jan 15, 2016 7:58 PM, "Chuck Guzis" <ccl...@sydex.com> wrote: > > On 01/15/2016 04:34 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote: > >> I'm guessing: are you mentioning BR here in relation to stock >> exchanges - were they a major supplier for stock exchange data >> services? > > > Oh yes--look up "Telequote". I think that CHM has a few bits as well. > > A lot of caselaw was tied up in Telequote, but by the early 70s, nearly every stockbroker had a TQ terminal on his desk. BR was one of the first companies I bought stock in--the future was very clear to me at the time. > > I think most of the server gear for Telequote was IBM S/360 stuff, but I'm not certain my memory is accurate. > > Having a Telequote terminal would be akin to having a SABRE airline reservation terminal from the 60s. > > --Chuck > > > >
I have a stash of BR docs, for various systems from 1960s mostly. BR is not mentioned very often. Bill
